20140903017239A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Davis Benny CHRISTEN EAGLE II · Vinton, IA · September 3, 2014

Date
September 3, 2014 · 11:30 local
Place
Vinton, IA
Airport
Vinton Veterans Municipal
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N229HP
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN14LA493
Reported as
Davis Benny Christen Eagle II
Reported engine
Lycoming AEIO-360 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
793 total68 in this make and model23 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot executed normal approach to rwy 16 and touched down just before the intersection of crossing rwy 27. There is a dip at this intersection which sent the aircraft airborne. Pilot lost directional control of the aircraft upon second touchdown. The aircraft left the runway and went into the grass. The gear collapsed when the main wheels made contact with the edge of the runway. METAR reported winds at 17011KT.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT EXECUTED NORMAL APPROACH TO RWY 16 AND TOUCHED DOWN JUST BEFORE THE INTERSECTION OF CROSSING RWY 27. THERE IS A DIP AT THIS INTERSECTION WHICH SENT THE AIRCRAFT AIRBORNE. PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT UPON SECOND TOUCHDOWN. THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE RUNWAY AND WENT INTO THE GRASS. THE GEAR COLLAPSED WHEN THE MAIN WHEELS MADE CONTACT WITH THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. METAR REPORTED WINDS AT 17011KT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.